MILLION is a Copenhagen-based brand that was established to create iconic design using high quality materials and exacting production methods. Focused on a rigorous approach to design in order to create distinctive furniture, lighting and design objects, MILLION is a contemporary brand catering to the international interiors and professional markets.

Founded in mid 2015, it unites the talents of its co-founders Jens Kajus and Claus Jakobsen, who collaborate with a carefully selected group of designers and architects to innovate new products, all of which are conceived in Copenhagen and made in Denmark.

MILLION upholds the Scandinavian design tradition defined by human scale and functionalism. The collection is marked by a precise aesthetic, unparalleled materials and stringent production principles – all combined to create a premium finish. The result is pieces that will be part of a home’s everyday foryears to come.

DESIGNERS

Jens Kajus

Designer I CEO I Founding Partner

After graduating from The Danish Design School – The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1996, Jens Kajus co-founded the design and branding company, e-Types and Playtype Type Foundry. During his 17 years at e-Types before starting MILLION, Jens developed award winning visual identities, typefaces, and branding concepts. Also, Jens and Claus designed most of the furniture at the e-Types design offices together.

Claus Jakobsen

Designer I Product Director I Founding Partner

After graduating as a wood craftsman in 2000, Claus Jakobsen went to The Danish Design School – The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he graduated from the Furniture Design line in 2005. He spent the next seven years working for HAY overseeing design and production at the HAY design office. Before founding MILLION, Claus joined Muuto in 2012 as Design & Product Manager where he extended his expertise in design, sourcing and logistics.

Terkel Skou Steffensen

Designer

Danish designer Terkel Skou Steffensen graduated as a design student from ECAL in Switzerland in 2016. He worked for HAY as an inhouse designer and currently runs his own studio. He strives to create design for everyone rather than the few. He is interested in designing products that people can relate to, and easily integrate into their homes. “Design for me doesn’t have to be innovative – I like to draw references to classic design and reinterpret it from my own point of view.”